The condition of the corn crop as of July 21 in the 18 main corn-growing states declined three percentage points from a week earlier in the good to excellent categories.
DuPont plans to exit its once-lucrative paint pigments business to focus on a thriving agricultural unit better equipped to shield the biggest U.S. chemicals maker from market volatility.
There were many who expected December 2013 corn futures prices to already be below $4.50. That was before continued wet weather slowed planting and crop progression.
Cocoa grindings in the second quarter in all the major markets were reported higher last week, indicating a pickup in what has been a somewhat slack pattern of demand.
Last week's heat wave across the central and southern United States stressed the developing corn and soybean crops, causing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to cut its ratings for both on Monday.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has invited submissions on an application to change the Food Standards Code to allow food derived from a genetically modified soybean.
Farmers in Central China's Hunan province, a major grain-producing area, have suffered huge losses during the summer harvest season due to the impact of a scandal involving cadmium-tainted rice.
A Japanese delegation is completing talks with the U.S. Department of Agriculture aimed at restarting purchases of U.S. western white wheat, which were halted after the discovery of an unapproved genetically modified strain growing in Oregon.
Silking in the 18 main corn-growing states advanced to 16% as of July 14, up from 10% the previous week, but still lagged significantly behind the five-year average of 35%.
The Denver metropolitan area has been selected as the location for the headquarters of Ardent Mills, the proposed joint venture that will bring together the flour milling assets of ConAgra Mills, Cargill and CHS.
There are definitely a number of varieties available with different yielding capacities and nutrition qualities, which are under study at research institutes like the Mukono Zonal Agricultural Research Institute (Muzardi).
The Competition Commission of South Africa has cleared Archer Daniels Midland Company’s (ADM) proposed acquisition of Australian grain handler and processor Graincorp.
